Yet, even in the US, it seems, there could be risks lurking in your glass.
A recent academic study of 67 lemons from 21 restaurants sampled during 43 visits found that 70% were contaminated with a total of 25 microbial species.
Health code regulations require staff to use tongs or gloves, but apparently they rarely do.
It so happens that I very seldom have any drink with ice or lemon, and certainly not a sparkling mineral water, which is just as well.
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